Detoxification of Heavy Metals from Leafy Edible Vegetables by Agricultural Waste: Apricot Pit Shell

Tavakoli-Hosseinabady, Bita; Ziarati, Parisa; Ballali, Ebrahim; Umachandran, Krishnan

doi:10.4172/2161-0525.1000548

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“…These trace metals in milk are more dangerous than in other foods since milk consumption is higher in the most vulnerable age groups (the elderly and infants), approximately 30–150 kg/person/year in general [ 6 ]. As for unnecessary or toxic elements (such as lead, cadmium and others), the latter’s presence, even in low concentrations, may lead to serious health problems in humans [ 1 , 2 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. Some of the side effects of heavy metal on the human body are kidney failure, genetic mutations and nervous system disorders.…”

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Heavy Metal Levels in Milk and Cheese Produced in the Kvemo Kartli Region, Georgia

Sidawi

Ghambashidze

Urushadze

et al. 2021

Foods

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Milk and dairy products are among the most important food sectors in Georgia, and milk is considered one of the most essential foods in the human diet according to Georgian food culture. Kvemo Kartli is one of the major regions in Georgia for milk production. This region suffers from heavy metal contamination in soil and water because of the mining industry. This study was conducted to determine the concentrations of cadmium, lead, iron, zinc, copper, chromium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, selenium and molybdenum in milk and cheese and to evaluate whether the concentrations of these elements correspond to the permissible levels of toxic elements in milk and cheese for Georgia and the EU. In total, 195 milk samples and 25 cheese samples (16 from Imeruli cheese and nine from Sulguni cheese) were collected from nine different villages in the Kvemo Kartli region in Georgia: Chapala, Vanati, Bolnisi, Mtskneti, Sabereti, Ratevani, Khidiskuri, Kazreti, Kvemo Bolnisi. The determination of heavy metal in all samples was carried out by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. The research results show that the concentration of these elements in most milk samples is fairly constant for all villages and is less than the permissible levels, except for seven samples from the following villages: Kvemo Bolnisi, Bolnisi, Mitskineti and Ratawani, where the concentration of lead in the milk samples was higher than the permissible limits mentioned in the literature, ranging from 0.027 to 1003 mg L−1. As for copper, its concentration in milk in Sabereti and Vanati villages was above the permissible limits according to the EU limit, ranging from 0.42 to 1.28 mg L−1. For cheese samples, the concentration of cadmium, lead, copper, Co and Ni in the two types of cheese was less than the permissible limit according to the laws of Georgia. Finally, the heavy metal concentrations in Imeruli and Sulguni cheese for manganese (Mn), chromium (Cr), selenium (Se), molybdenum (Mo) zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) were above the permissible limit. Thus, the study results showed that the consumption of milk does not pose a direct and serious threat to the health of consumers. As for the two types of cheese, future studies and continuous monitoring are necessary to assess the cheese content of trace elements and the risk of its consumption to the consumer.

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Heavy Metal Levels in Milk and Cheese Produced in the Kvemo Kartli Region, Georgia

Sidawi

Ghambashidze

Urushadze

et al. 2021

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“…The side effects of these metals include nervous system disorders, renal failure, genetic mutations, cancer types, neurological disorders, respiratory and cardiovascular disorders, weakness and infertility of the immune system 17 . Lead also causes serious diseases of our body including damage to central nervous system, anemia, damage to the kidneys, the liver, the heart and blood vessels, the immune system, the digestive tract, the genital system and various cancers 18,19,20 . Encephalitis and hepatitis 20 can also be caused by lead.…”

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Detection of Trace Elements in Selective Dairy Products to Assess Human Health Risk of Bangladeshi people

Hasan

Khanam

2021

Orient. J. Chem

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Heavy metal mediated toxicity is associated with several health risks. In this research, heavy metal contents in selected dairy products such as Cheese, Ghee (Local processed dairy product) and Butter were determined and studied their effects on human health. From the results, it was determined that, Cu had the highest concentration and daily intake rate in Cheese, Ghee and Butter samples; while Pb had the lowest concentration and daily intake rate in Cheese and Butter samples. The estimated daily intake (EDI) values of all these metals were less than the permissible value. Also the results of THQ (Target hazard quotient), TTHQ (Total target hazard quotient) and TCR (Target Carcinogenic risk)suggested that, all of these values of these dairy product samples were less than the risk value. Our current study indicated that there is no chance of any kind of health risk through the consumption of these dairy products.

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“…Apricot shells (AS) are an agricultural waste resulting from the processing of apricot. Currently, the recycled AS is mainly used as a raw material for activated carbon to remove pollutions from wastewater [4,5], a potential fuel for clean energy in small-scale fruit industry [6], or a low-cost soil amendment to improve soil fertility [7]. For reducing the consumption of natural aggregate and achieving sustainable development of concrete, various wastes are applied as ingredients for the production of ecofriendly concrete, such as wood [8], oil palm shell [9], coconut shell [10], etc.…”

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Effect of surface treatment of apricot shell on the performance of lightweight bio-concrete

Liu

et al. 2019

Construction and Building Materials

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Detoxification of Heavy Metals from Leafy Edible Vegetables by Agricultural Waste: Apricot Pit Shell

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Heavy Metal Levels in Milk and Cheese Produced in the Kvemo Kartli Region, Georgia

Heavy Metal Levels in Milk and Cheese Produced in the Kvemo Kartli Region, Georgia

Detection of Trace Elements in Selective Dairy Products to Assess Human Health Risk of Bangladeshi people

Effect of surface treatment of apricot shell on the performance of lightweight bio-concrete

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